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J. S. MITCHELL.

HAME.

No. 324,950. Patented Aug. 25, 1885.

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JOII N S. MI'IGI'IICIJL, OF MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 324,950, dated August 25, 1885.

Application fihd April 6, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. MIToHnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milford, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hames; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to secure a more perfect union of parts, whereby the strength of the hame is increased, toobtain more perfect conformity to the shape of the collar with which the hame is used, and to prevent the end eyes of the hanie from striking said collar, and thus preventing the inner edge of the body of the hame from entering the groove or recess at the juncture of the roll and body of the collar.

The invention consists in the peculiar arrangements and combinations of parts, substantially as will be hereinafter embodied in the clauses of the claim.

'{eferring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in each of the figures, Fig urcs l and 2 are respectivcl y views of the outside and inside of a hame with the terret removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken through line or, and Figs. 4 and 5 are views to show more clearly the peculiar construction of the end eyes. Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are detail views showing the draft-eye or drawlug prior to its being welded to the hame.

In said drawings, (4 indicates the body of the hame, which is twisted longitudinally, as indicated, so that the flat under side of said body describes a segment of a spiral, as indicated. At the opposite ends ofthe body the end eyes, Z) I), are formed. These are seated so as to project more to one side than the other, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, rather than centrally seated, as heretofore. By this con struction the inner edges of the heme-body will be allowed to pass into the longitudinal recess in the collar above mentioned, and the (No model.)

flat side of the hame is allowed to set close to the body of the said collar.

To the hame-body is welded a draft-eye or drawlugJ). This is formed of the lug proper, at the seat of which is formed an apron, c, to inclose the rounded surface of the hame-bod y. Said apron is provided on the inside with a pin, d, which enters a perforation or recess in the hame-body, and gives, when the parts are welded, strength and coherency to the union. The said apron tapers or is beveled on the flat face thereof at its opposite ends, forming scarfs c c, by means of which thejoint will be spread over increased surface, making a stronger joint, and the mark of juncture will not be apparent. The parts, being heated and laid together, are placed in dies, and are welded, making the complete hame ready for finishing.

The apron may be of any of the styles now found in the market, the anchor pattern being shown; but it will be observed that in this case the apparent joint is at a different point in the hame than theactual joint, which comes to the surface at about the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The said apparent joint is formed by the dies and needs no subsequent hand-finishing by filing, while the actual joint, being away from the shoulder formed by the apron, is readily linished by the grinding and polishing wheels. Filing is thus entirely dispensed with,and the hame thus materially cheapened.

At the seat of the draftcye the under. side of the hame is eoncaved, as at f. This isdone in the welding, the welding-dies being correspondingly convexed, so thatadirect and positive pressure is brought to bear on the joint to make a more perfect weld. The concave in the hame-body when the draft-eye is bent in conformity is of utility, in that it secures a more perfect fit of said hamebody with the collar.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. In combination, the perforated hamc and the draft-eye having the apron to inclose the face of the hame, said apron being provided with a lug to enter the perforation, the parts being welded together, substantially as set forth.

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2 In combination with the hame, the drafthave hereunto set my hand this 25th day of eye provided with an apron with scarfs pro February, 1885. jecting from the opposite ends thereof, which are beveled on the flat sides, as shown, the JOHN MITCHELL 5 parts being welded together, substantially as \Vitnesses:

set forth. CHARLES H. FELL,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I FRED. F. CAMPBELL. 

